Arch and Panels to Use with Carriages and Other Ornaments (Ceintre et Paneaux pour servir a des Carosse et autres ornemens), Plate 4

Designer Georges Charmeton French
Engraver Nicolas Robert French
Publisher Girard Audran French
ca. 1670–76
Not on view
Plate 4 from a series of designs to decorate carriages and other things. This plate is presents one large design of a frieze.
The design is characterized by an escutcheon over a mask, framed by two sphinges whose hind legs are vegetal scrolls. The design also comprises garlands.

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Object Information
  • Title: Arch and Panels to Use with Carriages and Other Ornaments (Ceintre et Paneaux pour servir a des Carosse et autres ornemens), Plate 4
  • Designer: Georges Charmeton (French, baptised Lyon 1623–1674 Paris)
  • Engraver: Nicolas Robert (French, Langres 1614–1685 Paris)
  • Publisher: Girard Audran (French, Lyons 1640–1703 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1670–76
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 1/2 × 10 15/16 in. (19 × 27.8 cm)
    Sheet: 7 3/4 × 11 13/16 in. (19.7 × 30 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.583.10(4)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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